Restaurant chain shuns anti-vaccine crackpots

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Apr 7, 2014 at 6:24 PMApr 7, 2014 at 6:51 PM

It’s been quite a while since I last dined at a Chili’s restaurant.

I think I’ll soon pay those folks a visit.

HERE‘s why:

Chili’s Grill & Bar recently announced that, in an effort to mark Autism Awareness Month, hundreds of its locations across the country would donate 10 percent of customers’ checks on April 7 to the National Autism Association. But thanks to that particular group’s stance on vaccines, that move sparked considerable controversy.

On its website, the National Autism Association claims that “vaccinations can trigger or exacerbate autism in some, if not many, children.” The organization also ...

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It’s been quite a while since I last dined at a Chili’s restaurant.

I think I’ll soon pay those folks a visit.

HERE‘s why:

Chili’s Grill & Bar recently announced that, in an effort to mark Autism Awareness Month, hundreds of its locations across the country would donate 10 percent of customers’ checks on April 7 to the National Autism Association. But thanks to that particular group’s stance on vaccines, that move sparked considerable controversy.

On its website, the National Autism Association claims that “vaccinations can trigger or exacerbate autism in some, if not many, children.” The organization also ...